Exam 2: Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth

If a physician informed you that your speech disorder was the result of problems on chromosomes 4, 7, and 15, you would rightly conclude that the disorder is always classifiable as

José, who was adopted at birth, is found to have personality characteristics more similar to his biological mom than to his adoptive mom. How should you interpret this data?

The point at which a zygote burrows into the uterine wall is referred to as

The modern age of viability begins at 16 weeks.

Because of his accurate knowledge of genetics and disorders, Benson knows that his newborn son has no chance of having

A doctor could best illustrate the proximodistal principle by discussing the fact that

The sample taken during an amniocentesis comes from

Exposure to a teratogen during the ____ period is most likely to result in a spontaneous abortion.

The thick, greasy substance that covers the fetus around five to six months after conception is called

A Cesarean section is best thought of as

Length of gestation (i.e., number of weeks in utero) and weight at birth are both related to birth risk. Demonstrate your awareness of key related concepts by discussing the concepts of prematurity, low birth weight, and extremely low birth weight.

Lucy is afraid of the pain involved in delivering her baby. Are prepared childbirth classes likely to help her?

Damage from teratogens is sometimes not evident until later in life.

Which individual with a genetic predisposition toward being extroverted is demonstrating successful niche-picking?

At five weeks after conception, a developing human is most accurately called a(n)

Which event is characteristic of the period of the fetus?

Linda has one allele for curly hair and another for straight hair. Linda's alleles are

Gene is approached by a mad geneticist who says he will pay Gene either $100 for each pair of his autosomes or $500 for each pair of his sex chromosomes. Assuming Gene wants to make as much money as possible, which offer should he take?

Mia and her doctor need to know as quickly as possible (hopefully within 24 hours) whether the child she has been carrying for only nine weeks possesses any genetic abnormalities. Which technique is Mia's doctor most likely to employ?

Damage to cells in the embryo's ____ layer would be most likely to result in the development of a defective digestive system.